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Chunhyang 2000 CD2

Welcome. Please, come in.
It's been a long time.
The new governor
demands to see Chunhyang.
Since I haven't kept
my promise to buy you a drink...
were you disappointed?
It would be a lie if I wasn't.
-I'm sorry I was so busy...
-Chunhyang, come out!
We're good friends,
so don't let it get to you, okay?
Please have a drink later.
-Stop it.
-Take it. Don't worry.
-Stop it.
-Stop it.
Hey, Kim! We scored.
Chunhyang.
When the new governor headed
west Pyongyang for two years...
he awarded his courtesans
a lot of money.
Also, as the
Governor of Unsan...
he gave his courtesans
much more.
So be nice to him, okay?
Chunhyang.
We'll take care of you,
so don't worry and come with us.
Look after her, okay?
Chunhyang has arrived!
Chunhyang is here, my lord.
You're very pretty.
Yes, indeed.
I chose Namwon
among many other places...
to see you for myself.
But... Are you really married
to the old governor's son?
Yes, I am.
But how can a young woman
like you be alone?
You must have another man
who cares for you?
Please tell me.
Because I'm married
to the old governor's son...
I'm devoted to no other man
except for my husband.
You're well-intended.
But he'll probably marry a
noble girl when he passes the exam.
And he'll forget all about you.
You will serve me from now on.
So go clean yourself up
and wait for me.
I'm not listed as a courtesan,
and lived my life as a fair lady.
That gives you no reason
to do as you please.
By law and custom...
it's natural to serve
your new governor.
Stop your nonsense
and get ready for him.
If my husband never returns...
I'll be chaste until I die.
So please reconsider.
A chaste courtesan's
daughter is ridiculous.
My mother would faint
if she heard this.
Be it your mother or l,
fidelity is the same.
-But does class make us different?
-What?
A governor is loyal to one king.
A wife is loyal to one husband.
But would you
fall on your knees...
...and serve two kings, governor?
-How dare you!
You will die for that!
Drag her outside!
We've got her outside,
my lord!
If your mother is a courtesan,
then you're a courtesan by law.
As a lowly courtesan,
you disobeyed my orders.
So you deserve to die!
Did I steal food?
Did I disobey my mother,
or cheat my fellow brethren?
If not, then why
are you punishing me?
You must be ignorant
of our laws.
Then tell me
what law I've broken.
-Chief Penal Official!
-Yes, sir.
Tell her every sin
she's committed.
Yes, sir.
Listen carefully.
One who commits high treason,
or disobeys the governor...
is punishable by death.
Then what does it say about
raping a married woman?
She's the wicked
daughter of the devil!
Make her confess
her crimes in writing!
Chunhyang, write as I say.
As a lowly courtesan,
I disobeyed the governor...
so I deserve to die for my crime.
ONE LOVE
-Chief Executioner!
-Yes, sir.
Beat her till her organs burst!
If you don't,
you'll be the one to die!
Yes, sir.
Look at the way
The soldier is walking
He lifts an armful
and brings the clubs
He throws them to the floor
He sorts through the stack
He grabs one and tests it
He grabs another and tests it
He picks a large one
with a good grip
Don't move an inch!
Or your bones will be break!
Beat her hard!
Chunhyang's mind and body
are scorching with pain...
but she never shows it.
She moves her head
in a shape of a 'one'...
stares into Hakdo's eyes
and cries out...
One and only one!
My love is only for one man!
So why are you
doing this to me!
Just kill me!
Hit her harder!
Yes, sir!
Two can never be!
What's the difference
Between loyalty to a husband
and a minister's to a king?
I know a woman's duty
how can I serve two men?
This is impossible, so
can't accept two!
After the third hit...
In our three lives, in my
three obligations
I'm loyal to my father, my
husband, and my son!
I'm not a whore!
So just kill me!
After the fourth hit...
A noble governor like you
Do you not know any justice?
Even if you tear me
into four pieces
And hang them
on the four gates
I still won't accept you!
After the fifth hit...
You rode with five horses
So keep this country's
five ethics!
After the sixth hit...
I have six organs
And my love is
in each one of them
So it's useless for you
to tear them apart!
After the seventh hit...
If you raised
a seven-foot sword
And cut off my head
like a horse
It's no use!
After the eighth hit...
Try as many as
eight hundred times
But my love will never change!
After the ninth hit...
You're the King's official!
So stop your corruptive ways!
My intestine has nine curves
My love flows deep in them!
After the tenth hit...
Ten cries for my love!
Move away!
You bastards! Let me in!
My daughter's dying!
My daughter!
Why did this happen to you?
Is beating innocent people
the new governor's way to rule?
Is being loyal to your husband
a punishable sin?
If she dies, then kill me also!
-Please save my daughter!
-Move away!
She'll die like this.
She needs medicine.
Pangja, let her down here.
Oh, Chunhyang...
Oh, my daughter...
Bring some water!
Chunhyang, wake up
Chunhyang, wake up
She's crazy.
Is she doing this out of
some spite against Chunhyang?
What is she doing?
In Chinju, a courtesan named
Uiam died for her country
In Pyongyang, a courtesan named
Wolson killed an enemy general
The people in Andong
worships the shrine of lljinhong
Who fed her husband with
her flesh to save him
In Chungju, they honor
Hwawol for saving the king
And now in Namwon
a new courtesan Chunhyang
Will be next to honor
Meanwhile in Seoul
Young Lee studies hard
He reads night and day
Countless pages
of Korean classics
His knowledge broadens
and he becomes a skillful writer
The state exam takes place
while the country stood silent
The Royal Teacher comes forth
with a scroll in his hand
His assistant takes the scroll
and hangs the question
"The past spring of this garden
is the same as the present"
The question hangs tall
Mongryong reads the board
He thinks for a moment
He grinds the stick into the
ink stone, and dips his brush
His brush strokes are equal
to famous calligraphers'
He's the first to complete
and hand in his answer
The Royal Instructor
looks at it and compliments him
Your words are perfect
and have spirits in them
Each character
is as genuine as a jewel
They post the top score
Mongryong Lee!
Mongryong Lee!
The crowd is amazed
by the announcement
Handsome Lee walks proudly
towards the court terrace
After he wears
his formal gown
He receives a token
and is escorted to the King
He kneels before the King
And graciously accepts
his three cups of wine
He bows to the King
and walks down the steps
Wearing a flower cap
and yellow gown
With a jade emblem
and red scroll in his hands
After he became
the ethics official
The King secretly makes him
His emissary to
inspect Cholla Province
And gives him
his assignment
With a symbolic ruler
and royal insignia
He bids his family farewell
and leaves for Cholla Province
He leaves the
South Gate of Seoul
And crosses Han River
and several streams
Then he passes
many small villages like
Mirookdangee,
Kolsagunae, and Ssangyoochon
And many market places
like Dukjum and Ohmu
And many towns like
Sosa, Kwangjung, and Morowon
He finally arrives at
Yusan town
-First Deputy.
-Yes, sir.
Go to the west provinces.
Start in Yusan and lksan.
Then Kimjae and the rest.
We'll meet at Kwangharu
on the 15th of next month.
Yes, sir.
-Second Deputy.
-Yes, sir.
Go to the east and
check Kosan, Kumsan...
Muju, Yongdam, and the rest.
-Meet on the same day too.
-Yes, sir.
Hey, you dear
farmers, listen to what I say
Listen to what I say
Drop by drop, our sweat
turns into fruit
Chop by chop
our grain
turns into gold
Come here. Eat with us.
No, thank you.
I'm just a vagabond...
headed to Namwon
to ask a favor from a friend.
So how is this town now?
-The town is full of demons.
-What do you mean?
The governor is a drunken devil,
his confidant is an old zombie...
the chiefs are gambling trolls,
and we're all grumbling ghosts.
-This town seems to be cursed.
-Do you think that's all?
For the governor's birthday...
each family has to give
three sacks of rice.
He's robbing the people.
I've heard the governor adores
a courtesan named Chunhyang...
and enjoys her every night.
Is this true?
What?
You bastard!
How dare you insult her!
It's just what I've heard!
Why are you angry?
Who the hell told you that?
I'll rip his eyes out!
And tear his ears off!
Catch him! Get him!
How much farther?
How far to Seoul?
Where do I sleep today?
Where do I sleep tomorrow?
My fate is unlucky, so
I have to go
But Chunhyang's fate is worse
How much farther, how far?
Hey, you, come here.
-Come here.
-Why do you call me?
I'm a busy person, you know.
-Because I'm from Seoul.
-From Seoul?
Who are you visiting
at such a far place?
I'm delivering
Chunhyang Sung's letter...
to Mongryong Lee.
-Let me see the letter.
-Are you serious?
Reading a man's letter
is forbidden...
but you ask to see
a woman's letter in public?
You don't recognize me?
Look carefully.
I can't believe this!
Oh, Master Lee!
It's a blessing to see you.
Are you and the family well?
Why are you dressed like this?
Pangja, give me the letter.
"To Mongryong Lee of Seoul.
After you left,
three years have passed...
and I've yet to hear from you.
Are you too intoxicated by
Seoul's beautiful spring petals?
Or is your mind taken away
by pretty brothel women?
Or are you going to marry
some noble lady in Seoul?
I'm living with
these worries day and night.
After the new governor arrived,
he asked me to court him...
but I defied him
and he beat me severely.
I will die soon,
at the governor's birthday feast...
when he beats me
on the death chair"
Vicious bastard!
When I get hold of him...!
Why do I feel
such a fierce wind?
Could it be a fierce wind
to save poor Chunhyang?
My master can't really
be a beggar, so could he be...
an... an emissary?
Pangja! Don't be foolish!
Well, it's good we met.
I want you to deliver a letter
to my home in Seoul.
When the sun is about to set
He arrives in front of
Chunhyang's home
In the back of the garden
Is a silent cry
He's drawn to the sound
To take a closer look
He sees Chunhyang's mother
At a small altar in the backyard
To the Great Dipper
With lit candles
And a bowl of clean water
Set in front of her, she prays
I pray... I pray...
To the gods
of heaven and earth
And the gods
of the sun
moon, and stars
Please come and help me
Please make my son-in-law
Who went to Seoul
A royal emissary
Or a lord of Cholla Province
Either one will be fine
Please let him
save my daughter's life
I passed the test...
But I owe it mostly
to their prayers.
Is anyone home?
Come out!
Come out!
-May I help you?
-Go and tell your madam to come out.
-Who is it?
-Someone is asking for you, madam.
He looks like a beggar
asking for food.
What?
Are you deaf?
Haven't you heard?
My daughter is in jail
and about to die...
and you ask us for food?
We have none! Get out of here!
I've arrived!
It's Mongryong Lee from Seoul!
How can this be?
Is this true, or is it a joke?
Hyangdan. Bring the lantern.
Is my son-in-law really here?
What took you so long?
Let me see my son-in-law.
This can't be...
The son of the ex-governor.
Look at the way he's dressed!
Chunhyang's dead...
She's dead for certain.
I prayed day and night
you'd return as a high official...
but you come back as
this country's filthiest beggar!
A crisis struck our family,
so I couldn't take the exam.
Our wealth is all gone,
and I've been begging since then.
To remember old times,
I came back to Namwon.
That was delicious!
Must be your job
to stuff your face.
Your appetite
reflects your living.
I was so hungry before,
I could barely think.
But since I'm full now,
Chunhyang comes to mind.
-Bring me to Chunhyang.
-Chunhyang's dead!
Let's go.
She's dying because of me,
so can't I see her? Let's go.
You can't go now.
The governor is so strict,
no man can bring food to her.
Even a male dog can't go there.
If they catch you,
you'll be killed.
When the last bell strikes,
you can see her then.
Oh, my poor baby...
The first bell
the second
The third
fourth
and fifth bell strike
The time has come
Hyangdan leads the way
And the beggar son-in-law
follows them
To Chunhyang's decrepit cell
The night is dark and gloomy
Not a person in sight
The echoes of a warbling bird
Running water
Wailing ghosts
The wind blows
Like trembling ground
Heavy rain is falling
Ghosts in twos and threes
Come together and cry
Guard.
Guard.
Damn guards are busy
gambling again.
... nine.
-Three pairs.
-Damn it! It's not my day.
-Prison keeper.
-Who is it?
It's you again.
We can't let anyone in until
the governor's birthday tomorrow.
-Go back.
-Don't be stubborn. Take this, okay?
Hey, Dukbae!
Hey, Dukbae!
Open the gate, idiot!
It's some food for my baby.
Give her this later.
-Anything else inside?
-Oh, come on...
Go in.
My baby...
Chunhyang...
Wake up. It's your mother.
Mother, what are you
doing here this late?
He's here...
Who are you talking about?
The one you've waited
day and night for.
Be it your husband or a beggar,
he's here. See for yourself.
Is this true?
Hyangdan, raise the lantern.
Chunhyang, it 's me.
What happened to you?
Oh, my husband.
What took you so long?
What happened to your face?
He can't save you, and you
still call him your husband?
Chunhyang.
My husband.
Tomorrow at the new governor 's
birthday feast, I'll be executed.
Don't let anyone
touch my body.
Take me to Seoul and bury me
in your ancestors' graveyard.
Then prepare a simple altar
for me, and say these words...
"Chunhyang, cherish
the drink I pour for you."
If you do this,
I can rest in peace.
Young Lee is disheartened
Don't cry
Don't cry
My love, Chunhyang
Don't cry
When the day
is bright tomorrow
Either the death carriage
or the fortune carriage
No one knows what you'll ride
Even when the sky collapses
There is a hole to escape
If I said don't cry
Then please don't cry
On the next day
The birthday feast takes place
in Kwangharu Pavilion
It's a spectacular sight
The red pavilion stands tall
in the blue skies
Surrounded by large shades
like the clouds
Covered by silk curtains
on all four sides
Red and blue candle lanterns
Are hung on the open road
Crowded with courtesans, musicians
Performers, and passerbys
Town magistrates of
other counties arrive
Here comes Lord of Unbong town
The Lord of Soonchun town
The old Lord of Goksung
The handsome Lord of Soonchan
The lucky Lord of Damyang
The chic Lord of Okgwa
The Lord of Nampyung
And the lazy Lord of Kwangju
When all the lords enter
another palanquin arrives
Firecrackers crackling
Sun umbrellas bumping
Palanquin bearers'
shoulders colliding
Servants searching
for their masters
It's out of control
Take this, take this
Take this drink
And live one thousand
Ten thousand years
Thank you for sparing
your busy time to come today.
Chunshim can still twirl well,
even with twins in her belly.
I heard the officials of Kumsan
were caught for embezzlement.
It was well taken care of.
Forget it and have a drink.
Look here, Soonchun.
Seems like this feast
will go on all night.
-Are you staying till the end?
-Of course.
After the feast, Chunhyang
will be flogged to death.
I won't miss it for anything.
Our henchman can
kill a person with one blow.
I'm sure there's someone here
like that, too.
Why do you think there's
so many people outside?
There's so many people!
Looks like all the beggars
around Namwon.
Two cows, fifteen pigs and
all the chickens in Namwon.
There's got to be
something for us too.
Halt! You can't go in!
-Step aside.
-I said you can't enter!
Get out of my way!
I'm a nobleman too!
-Step down!
-Move away!
-Can't you recognize a noble?
-Step down!
You're tearing
a poor noble's clothes!
-You must have an invitation!
-Let go of me!
What's all this noise?
A noble who looks like
a beggar insists we let him in.
-Governor Byun.
-Yes.
Although they're outworn,
he wears the clothes of a noble.
Just seat him in the corner,
and send him away after a drink.
If you desire, Lord of Unbong.
Let him in.
You may enter.
Take your shoes off first!
Look here.
I look at your table and mine,
and it makes me angry.
Since you're late, it seems
your table was hastily made.
You may take
anything you'd like from mine.
Here, have a drink.
Lord of Unbong.
Yes.
There will be a big meeting
in Goksung this winter.
-Please come.
-Of course.
Look here. You say you're
Lord of Unbong town.
Yes, I am.
Then call a courtesan
to sing for me also.
Sing for this guest.
He demands
a singing courtesan too!
If you drink this wine
For thousands of years
You will beg
Since I cannot beg
for thousands of years alone...
why don't we all have a drink
and divide these years?
-What a rude remark.
-For your hospitality...
I'd like to improvise a poem
in honor of the new governor.
Governor.
Since this boy has no manners...
his writing will be poor.
Just send him away
after he writes it.
Two words.
If you can't write a poem
with them, you will be clubbed.
Good.
Then give it to me.
Lives and feast.
Sure, he must know they go
in the second and last line.
It's not very good,
so please correct it if it's wrong.
I apologize for my disturbance.
How tasteless...
"This wine in golden vases is
the blood of a thousand people.
The food on these jade tables is
the flesh of ten thousand lives.
When the candle wax drops,
tears of starving peasants fall.
And the people's complaints get
louder to pair this noisy feast."
This poem is
laced with poison!
This is foolish.
Something has come up.
I must be going.
-I have to leave also.
-Why are you leaving?
My wife is very ill today.
I have to care for her quickly.
I have some urgent matters too.
Why are all of you worried
over some beggar's poem?
Please sit down.
Look at Mongryong
He worries everyone
might run away
He runs out to the terrace
and flicks open his fan
Hidden in the crowd
The envoy sees the signal
and storms out of the crowd
They brandish their clubs
Raise the royal medallion
like the sun
Thrust into the gates
and shout
In the King's name, you're all
under arrest!
You're all under arrest!
In the King's name, you' re all
under arrest!
As if the heaven collapses
and the earth trembles
Hundreds of spectators
scatter like gushing streams
What can be more frightening
Than the thunderous roar
of the royal envoy?
Who can bear
this whirling wind?
When the governor's guests
are panicking all over
Look at their servants'
ridiculous movements
Food is stomped on
and vases are broken
Drums are split into two
Gongs roll off the pavilion
And make their own sound
Harp strings are crushed
Courtesans pin chopsticks
in their hair
Musicians lose their horns
and blow from their hands
Soldiers lose their guns
and shoot from their mouths
Some bump their heads
and bleed from their nose
Some fall on their face and cry
Passerbys also run and shout
Oh, no!
Our town is in trouble!
Namwon has
the richest rice supply.
But you stole from it,
impoverishing the people.
You're supposed to keep
a close watch on the governor...
but you fattened your pockets
while lying to him.
You ignored the sick and desperate
peasants who live in misery.
Divide what they stole from
the poor and give it back to them.
Release all the
innocent people in jail.
And bring Chunhyang to me!
Chunhyang, we're here!
All of Namwon's widows
will stand by your side!
So don't worry!
-Untie her!
-Yes, sir!
Chunhyang, hear me out!
As a courtesan's daughter,
you disobeyed the governor!
How do you expect to live?
Serving two husbands
is the same as serving two kings.
So what injustice have I done?
Since you refused the governor,
will you refuse me also?
I thought the king sent you
to help the people...
but you're just like
the governor and other officials!
Stop humiliating me,
and just kill me!
Give this to Chunhyang,
and tell her look up at me.
He said to take this,
and look at him.
Don't just stand there!
Bring her to the main chamber!
Move away!
Chunhyang!
Chunhyang, wake up.
Why did you do it?
If you had told me,
I would've slept peacefully.
But I stayed up all night
worried about dying!
Chunhyang.
Don't cry. The King forbid me
to give away my secret.
Are the gates still
closed off to me?
This belly bore Chunhyang!
I'm the mother-in-law
of the emissary!
People of Namwon
Listen to what I have to say
Don't try to bear a son
Bear a daughter
like Chunhyang
Raise her with
tender and utmost care
When a man
from Seoul comes
Take him in
as your son-in-law!
Oh... she's my daugther!
Oh... he's my son-in-law!
When you came last night
I already knew everything
So that your secret
Doesn't get revealed
I acted like that on purpose
You were mad, weren't you?
Don't hate Governor Byun
Without him
How could my daughter
be a loyal wife?
You'll be sent to
Cholla province prison.
If you have any objections,
then do it there.
Adoring a pretty woman
is natural.
But don't you think what you did
to Chunhyang was too harsh?
Class has a definite order.
A daughter of a courtesan
becomes one naturally.
She didn't disobey just me...
but she disgraced the law,
and committed treason.
It wasn't injustice...
it was her will
to be a human being.
Later... Mongryong
Goes from town to town
And finishes his investigation
He returns to Seoul
And reports what he had seen
The King compliments him
You saved the country
from great worry
You're a national hero
Another official tells the King
About loyal
Chunhyang of Namwon
And the King bestows on her
An honorable award
for loyalty.
As for the people of Namwon
The King lifts the taxes
They all live in peace
But who knows what
will happen after this story?
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